Business Analyst

ePATHUSA Inc • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Seeking a Business Analyst to document home-grown systems in IFA / EDA / TG for future modernization. This role involves working directly with business leadership, SMEs, and technical partners on system-aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems. The analyst will be responsible for creating, presenting, and maintaining user stories, acceptance criteria, and design documents in DoIT defined systems. Key responsibilities include documenting, tracing, maintaining, prioritizing, and assessing changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes. The role may also involve acting as a project manager or quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts, conducting research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions, and consistently updating project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting. The position operates within an agile methodology framework with a focus on delivering value and adapting rapidly. Participation in database and forms analysis may also be required.

Requirements

• Experience working on large, complex IT systems (8 years)
• Experience with Data Mapping and Data Modeling (5 years)
• Experience eliciting requirements, writing user stories and design documents, defining acceptance criteria, testing outcomes, and facilitating communication between business stakeholders, developers, and project teams (8 years)
• Experience with SDLC procedures and system development methodologies (8 years)
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and priorities (8 years)
• Experience working within a project governance structure (methodology, required templates, and reporting) (8 years)
• Excellent task management skills. Ability to balance and manage multiple tasks, with changing priorities, in a cross-functional environment (8 years)
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, and project activities, simultaneously, while meeting established deadlines (8 years)
• Experience with Microsoft development platforms and software (8 years)
• Experience in an Agile environment (6 years)
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management [ALM] tools; Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS), Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS), Azure DevOps (ADO), Atlassian’s Jira, IBM’s Rational Team Suite (RTC) (5 years)
• Working experience with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio or other relational database software (5 years)
• Familiarity with advanced information management practices, data modeling standards, and/or architecture design and analysis (3 years)
• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Business, or related field, and/or relevant experience (8 years)

Responsibilities

• Document home-grown systems in IFA / EDA / TG for future modernization.
• Work directly with business leaderships, SMEs, and technical partners on system-aligned teams to gather and document requirements for various Iowa applications and systems.
• Create, present, and maintain user stories, acceptance criteria, and designing documents in DoIT defined systems.
• Document, trace, maintain, prioritize, and assess changes to business practices, workflows, and associated system processes.
• Act in the role of project manager / quality assurance analyst for smaller efforts.
• Conduct research to query data, analyze problems, and determine solutions.
• Consistently update project information, statuses, risks, issues, and timelines for reporting purposes.
• Work within an agile methodology framework.
• Participate in database and forms analysis.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Time
• Insurance for Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Available
• 401(k) including Employer Match
• HSA, Short-term & Long-term Disability Available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level